AcTec Post - Fall 2023 Newsletter
FALL 2023 EDITION
📢 CANVAS UPDATES
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Here are some Canvas updates and new features that have been recently released or are coming soon.

 

Lit Finder (Library Database) -Covers all time periods, and contains literature content, including full-text poems, poem citations and excerpts, full-text short stories and novels, full-text essays published in the 16th-20th centuries, full-text speeches, and full-text plays. Also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary. Access Lit Finder by clicking the apps (power plug) icon in the Canvas editor toolbar. 

Video Tutorial | Get a Link  (to insert into Canvas content) 

 

Submit on Student's Behalf - submit files for a student in online assignments with File Uploads submission type. This option can be accessed via the gradebook. 

Video | Release Notes

 

Bulk Publish Modules - bulk publish/unpublish all modules or individual modules. 

VideoRelease Notes

 

Grades - coming on August 19 

Enhanced Gradebook Filters 

Video | How to use Gradebook Filters

📢 MICROSOFT TEAMS UPDATES
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Excel Live in Teams - share workbooks and edit collaboratively: 

Excel Live in Teams meetings - Microsoft Support

 

Search Coach - teach students how to find credible resources while searching the Internet. 

📢 HARMONIZE UPDATES

Harmonize Brainstorm - ChatGPT for instructors to generate discussion topics.

Learn more...

 

Graded Annotated PDF Assignments Learn more...

 

Word Count Requirement for Milestones - Learn more...

🛑 IMPORTANT NOTE 🛑

Canvas and other Canvas related software updates are sent via myCETL announcements (in Canvas) throughout the semester.  Be sure to keep your Canvas notifications enabled for announcements to stay informed! Here’s how to set your notification preferences.

🔑 MASTER COURSES
We have several new turn-key master courses that are ready for use and we have many more in the queue. Email nolisd@easternflorida.edu to have the content copied to your course shell: 
  • ENC 1101 (new book)
  • MAN 2021
  • ACG 3024
  • AMH 2010
Visit the Master Courses List for a full list of available master courses.
💡 SOFTCHALK CLOUD
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Create accessible, colorful, and interactive lessons in Canvas with SoftChalk Cloud!
 
SoftChalk Cloud enables instructors to create colorful, interactive lessons that are accessible and can be embedded in a Canvas course. Check out our training calendar for available workshops to learn more!
 
📅 FALL 2023 TRAINING CALENDAR
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For more information and to register for the workshops below visit our Training Calendar page.
Canvas/Course Content Webinars
◼ Canvas Instructor Training (CIT) - Ongoing (Online)
◼ Canvas Open Lab (virtual & f2f options) - 9/18, 9/28, 10/10,10/25
◼ EFO Orientation - 8/11, 9/6
◼ Advanced Canvas: Home Page - 8/23, 9/26
◼ Advanced Canvas: Managing Grades - 8/26, 10/12
◼ Advanced Canvas: Creating Quizzes with the New Quiz Tool - 9/18, 10/4, 11/7
Accessibility Webinars
◼ Accessible Content in Canvas - 8/29, 9/13, 10/24, 11/14
Accessible Videos - 9/12, 10/4
Course Design Webinars
🆕 Online Course Design & Delivery - 8/29
Learn a New Tool
◼ SoftChalk Cloud Lesson Builder - 10/25, 11/21
◼ Harmonize 101 Discussions - Bi-weekly 8/15-12/5
Harmonize 102 Discussions - Monthly 8/23-12/13
◼ Respondus 4.0 & Testbank Network - 8/16
◼ Live Meetings in Microsoft Teams - 8/31, 9/20, 10/17
◼ Kaltura Lecture Capture Basics - 8/30, 9/26, 11/1
◼ Kaltura Lecture Capture Advanced - 9/6, 10/3, 11/8
⚒️ COOL TOOL ALERT!
Grab your students' attention with this simple tool that can be used in synchronous class meetings!
 
Wheel of Names is a random name picker wheel. When it stops on a student's name you can have them answer a question or comment on discussion etc. Great for ice breakers!
wheel of names.com

Academic Technology @ Eastern Florida State College


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